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48 results for bank efficiency

Study analyzes profitability and efficiency of Chinese banks, finding state-owned banks superior.

problem Analyzing efficiency and profitability of Chinese banks over time.
method Used Data envelopment analysis (Super-SBM-UND-VRS based DEA) model considering non-performing loans as undesired output.
result State-owned banks and Rural/City Commercial Banks have better profitability super-efficiency than Joint-stock Banks.

Study finds super-efficiency correlates more strongly with stock market valuation than ROA in Chinese banks.

problem Investigating the relationship between bank efficiency and stock market valuation.
method Employed a non-radial, non-oriented slack-based super-efficiency Data Envelopment Analysis (Super-SBM-UND-VRS) model, treating NPLs as undesired output.
result Super-efficiency is more strongly correlated with stock market valuation than ROA, as measured by Tobin's Q.

Study examines financial performance determinants of Kenyan microfinance banks.

problem Competition from commercial banks threatens microfinance banks' financial performance.
method Descriptive research design with secondary data analysis.
result Operational efficiency, capital adequacy, and firm size positively correlate with financial performance.

FinTech negatively impacts Chinese banks' financial sustainability.

problem Impact of FinTech on financial sustainability of Chinese commercial banks.
method Three-stage network DEA-Malmquist model and two-way fixed effects model.
result FinTech primarily undermines financial sustainability by eroding loan efficiency and profitability.

Many immunization strategies have been proposed to prevent infectious viruses from spreading through a network. In this study, we propose efficient immunization strategies to prevent a default contagion that might occur in a financial network. An essential difference from the previous studies on immunization strategy i…

2013-08-03abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper reviews bank performance determinants, highlighting future research areas.

problem Understanding bank performance factors to improve sector efficiency and knowledge.
method Analysis of 54 studies in peer-reviewed journals.
result Bank performance factors remain largely unexplored, especially post-COVID-19.

Study improves document processing in banking with multimodal analytics.

problem Raising operational efficiency in banking through document-intensive processes.
method Comparative analysis of text classifiers and multimodal model (LayoutXLM) on company register extracts.
result Incorporating layout information in a model substantially increases performance.

Client appraisal improves efficiency in microfinance banks in Adamawa State.

problem Increasing loan defaults and losses in microfinance institutions.
method Survey method with primary and secondary data collection, multi-stage sampling, questionnaires, descriptive and inferential statistics.
result Client appraisal positively affects efficiency and productivity.

Study compares Islamic banks' accounting and market performance.

problem Assessing the relationship between Islamic banks' accounting and market performance.
method Selected six Islamic banks, collected data from 2009-2013, used random-effect models.
result Superior accounting performance does not correlate with superior market performance.

Paper introduces a specialized text classification system for French Open Banking transactions.

problem Classifying specialized banking text data with high accuracy and efficiency.
method Data collection, labeling, preprocessing, modeling, and evaluation stages with language-specific techniques.
result Enhanced performance and efficiency compared to generic approaches.

Bank transactions help predict macroeconomic indexes faster and more accurately.

problem Lag in macroeconomic index availability and autoregressive models' limitations in complex scenarios.
method Use financial transactions data to estimate macroeconomic indexes using neural networks and smart sampling.
result Neural network approach outperforms baseline methods on hand-crafted features based on transactions.

Study examines market reactions and spillovers in Japanese bank mergers using multiple methods.

problem Understanding valuation and spillover effects of bank mergers in the Japanese banking sector.
method Combines event study, VAR models, IRFs, and PSM to analyze two M&A events.
result Significant positive market reaction and prolonged positive spillovers detected.

Study claims trading to rescue banks in distress.

problem Rescue a bank in distress using claims trading.
method Formalize claims trading in financial networks, study decision and optimization problems, provide efficient algorithms for creditor-positive trades.
result No trade can strictly improve both banks' assets; provide efficient algorithms for creditor-positive trades.

We study financial networks with debt contracts and credit default swaps between specific pairs of banks. Given such a financial system, we want to decide which of the banks are in default, and how much of their liabilities can these defaulting banks pay. There can easily be multiple different solutions to this problem…

2020-02-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Banks in the interbank network can not assess the true risks associated with lending to other banks in the network, unless they have full information on the riskiness of all the other banks. These risks can be estimated by using network metrics (for example DebtRank) of the interbank liability network which is availabl…

2013-01-25abs ↗pdf ↗

An asset network systemic risk (ANWSER) model is presented to investigate the impact of how shadow banks are intermingled in a financial system on the severity of financial contagion. Particularly, the focus of this study is the impact of the following three representative topologies of an interbank loan network betwee…

2014-09-30abs ↗pdf ↗

The study compares profitability of conventional and Islamic banks in Bangladesh.

problem Evaluating profitability of commercial banks in Bangladesh.
method Examined bank-specific, industry-specific, and banking system factors on profitability.
result Islamic banks consistently outperform conventional banks in profitability.

Regularization techniques are widely used to improve the generality, robustness, and efficiency of deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs). In this paper, we propose a novel approach of regulating DCNN convolutional kernels by a structured filter bank. Comparing with the existing regularization methods, such as $\el…

2019-07-25abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper develops a machine learning model to assess credit risk in UAE commercial banks.

problem Lack of precision in conventional credit rating tools for accurate credit risk prediction.
method Constructs a credit risk assessment model using Linear Discriminant Analysis.
result Demonstrates improved accuracy in predicting good and bad creditors compared to conventional methods.

Study on electronic banking satisfaction in Nigeria.

problem Limited research on factors enhancing end users' satisfaction in electronic banking.
method Empirical analysis of factors influencing electronic banking user satisfaction.
result Factors influencing electronic banking user satisfaction and their relationship with satisfaction.

Optimizes bank capital structure under Basel III constraints, simplifying complex dynamics.

problem Optimizing risky investments, dividends, and capital structure under Basel III constraints.
method Formulated as a stochastic control problem, reducing dynamics to a one-dimensional process in leverage ratio.
result Simple policy: pay dividends at an upper barrier and recapitalize at the distress boundary.

Sustaining efficiency and stability by properly controlling the equity to asset ratio is one of the most important and difficult challenges in bank management. Due to unexpected and abrupt decline of asset values, a bank must closely monitor its net worth as well as market conditions, and one of its important concerns …

2010-04-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The European sovereign debt crisis has impaired many European banks. The distress on the European banks may transmit worldwide, and result in a large-scale knock-on default of financial institutions. This study presents a computer simulation model to analyze the risk of insolvency of banks and defaults in a bank credit…

2012-04-25abs ↗pdf ↗

A new XVA strategy rooted in balance sheet perspective improves equity process for bank shareholders.

problem Counterparty risk valuation adjustments (XVAs) in financial derivatives.
method Develops a cost-of-capital XVA strategy in a balance sheet perspective, solving explicitly in static setup and dynamically in trade context.
result Ensures a submartingale equity process corresponding to a target hurdle rate on capital at risk.

We report a study of a stylized banking cascade model investigating systemic risk caused by counter party failure using liabilities and assets to define banks' balance sheet. In our stylized system, banks can be in two states: normally operating or distressed and the state of a bank changes from normally operating to d…

2014-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

This study uses high-frequency data to identify early warning signals for bank crises.

problem Identifying early warning signals for impending bank crises.
method Constructing multiple recurrence networks (MRNs) based on high-frequency stock returns to monitor nonlinear dynamics.
result Key indicators of MRNs, particularly average mutual information, provide valuable insights into periods of extreme volatility.

Analysis finds no evidence of banks managing deposit run risk prior to 2023 Regional Banking Crisis.

problem Determining factors for deposit run risk management before a regional banking crisis.
method Cross-sectional analysis of interest rate and equity use by banks.
result No evidence of banks managing deposit run risk via their balance sheet.

Model predicts insolvency risks in banks due to liquidity and credit risks.

problem Determining insolvency regions in banks due to non-linear interaction between liquidity and credit risks.
method Developed a continuous-time structural dynamic model integrating Basel III requirements into a stochastic optimal control framework. Used Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation to solve for insolvency boundary. Derived surrogate analytical approximation for real-time monitoring.
result Calibrated model reveals significant non-linear threshold effects and accelerates insolvency transition.

Study examines factors influencing lending to SMEs by Kenyan banks.

problem Lack of creditworthiness makes SMEs difficult to finance by banks.
method Descriptive research design, census of 43 banks, secondary data analysis.
result Bank size and liquidity significantly influence lending to SMEs, while credit risk and interest rates do not.

Bangladesh's banking sector improved through financial reforms, but challenges remain.

problem Weak asset quality, inadequate provisioning, and negative capitalization of state-owned banks.
method Two phases of reforms: private ownership promotion and gradual deregulation.
result Significant improvements in asset quality and capitalization, but challenges persist.

EWS-GCN improves credit scoring by analyzing money transfer connections.

problem Improving credit scoring in transactional banking data.
method Edge Weight-Shared Graph Convolutional Network (EWS-GCN) combining graph and recurrent neural networks.
result EWS-GCN outperforms state-of-the-art models in credit scoring.

Modeling financial contagion through bank networks, revealing solvency correlations.

problem Understanding how financial shocks propagate through interconnected banks.
method Simulated financial network of 100 banks, randomly generated with varying link probabilities, and shocks applied to 15 banks.
result Ranges of probability values and banks' solvency are positively correlated.

We analyze the influence and interactions of 60 largest world banks for 195 world countries using the reduced Google matrix algorithm for the English Wikipedia network with 5 416 537 articles. While the top asset rank positions are taken by the banks of China, with China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China at the f…

2019-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

In the wake of the still ongoing global financial crisis, bank interdependencies have come into focus in trying to assess linkages among banks and systemic risk. To date, such analysis has largely been based on numerical data. By contrast, this study attempts to gain further insight into bank interconnections by tappin…

2014-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper discusses fairness in bank stress tests, comparing various methods to address institutional differences.

problem Fair aggregation of bank-specific stress test models into a common model.
method Comparing various notions of regression fairness, including estimating and discarding centered bank fixed effects.
result The method of estimating and discarding centered bank fixed effects is preferable for linear models, improving forecast accuracy and equal treatment.

Oil prices affect Russian banks' stability, with negative impacts from decreases.

problem The impact of international oil prices on Russian public banks' financial stability.
method Data from 17 Russian public banks (2008-2016), Pool Mean Group (PMG) estimator.
result An increase in international oil prices and price to book value ratio positively affects Russian public banks' stability in the long run, while negative shocks have the opposite effect.